2020 Kyushu floods
Record breaking heavy rain hit the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima in the southern Japanese island of Kyūshū on 4 July 2020. As a result of flooding and landslides, 49 people were confirmed dead. Fourteen of the victims were the residents of an old age home in Kuma, Kumamoto that was flooded.[1]
2020 Kyushu Floods Media
Kamase Bridge (left) and Kumagawa Railway Bridge No.1 (right) were washed away.
Homes submerged by the Kuma River on 4 July 2020.
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References
- ↑ Mullany, Gerry (July 4, 2020). "Severe Flooding in Southern Japan Swamps Nursing Home". The New York Times.
